Common Mistakes
Each card names a common student mistake and gives a direct correction method.
Practice Habits
Problem: Students often answer what they expected the question to ask, not what it actually asks.
Fix: Circle or mentally mark command words such as nearest, opposite, except, best, main and inference.
Related skills: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, Logical Reasoning
Mock Tests
Problem: Accuracy may look good in untimed practice but collapse during timed exams.
Fix: Add short timed sets from the beginning, then move to section mocks and full mocks.
Related skills: Quantitative Reasoning, Analytical Reasoning, Spatial & Non-Verbal IQ
Quantitative
Problem: Students memorize formulas but fail when the wording changes.
Fix: After each formula, solve one direct question and one word problem using the same idea.
Related skills: Quantitative Reasoning, Science Concepts, Data Interpretation
Practice Habits
Problem: The same wrong pattern repeats because the student moves to new questions too quickly.
Fix: Write every repeated mistake under topic, reason and correct method.
Related skills: Vocabulary, Grammar, Quantitative Reasoning, Analytical Reasoning
Verbal
Problem: Students memorize lists but cannot use words in context.
Fix: Learn each word with one sentence, one synonym, one antonym and one related word.
Related skills: Vocabulary, Sentence Completion, Reading Comprehension
Mock Tests
Problem: Students wait until the syllabus is perfect, then discover timing and stamina problems too late.
Fix: Start mini mocks early. Full mocks can come later, but timed exposure should begin now.
Related skills: Quantitative Reasoning, Reading Comprehension, Analytical Reasoning
